Flag holder



FLAG HOLDER Filed Feb. 28, 1950 IN V EN TOR. Glane-ves /V/rfas'a/vArran/wins' Patented July 21, 1953 UNITED STATES "PATENT OFFICE FLAGHOLDER Clarence N. Anderson, Northwood, Iowa Application-February 2s,1950, seria1No. 146,`759 2 claims. (Crais-207) unitsin which the -flagis arranged to be heldV in a normally horizontally extended -positionand object in its path.

Another object-of the invention is to provide ya flag holder Yofthegabove type in which the `flag may be held iixed in a vertical`position when not in use as a danger signal-indicating means.

With `these and other vobjects inview, the inis adapted to beswung out`of the way of any 2 l v zontally disposed when in an extended position,the arm I2 should be arranged substantially at an angle of 45 with thelongitudinal axis of the v bracket Ii and said -arm should :be mounted-in vention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination ofthe several parts'of which it automotive vehicle, showing theapplication of the flag holder of the present invention thereto,

' the nag -being shown 'by full lines in a normally horizontallydisposed extended danger-indicating position and being shown by broken"liines' in a retracted 'substantially vertical posi-tion;

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the ilag holder shown inFigure l;

Figure Sfi's a top plan view ofthe `structure shown 'in Figure 2, thedevice Nbeing shown removed irom its support;

Figure 4 is a side elevation, .partly in ver-tica section, of la portionof the flag' .holder with the socket for `the iiagstai in a verticalposition; and Figure 5 is ahorizontal section taken along 'the line 5 5of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawing, the ila-g holder of the present inventioncomprises a bracket II, in

the form of an elongated, cylindrical body, openl As shown in Figure 2,in order to dispose they Abracket I I in the proper angular relationshipwith the support to which it is adapted to be amxed, so that the.agsilai willb? .Sllb'fntially horia substantially horizontal positiononthe support.

A shaft I5 has a lower section I'I `rotatably mounted within the bracketII and extending outwardly beyond the lower end of said bracket for asuitable distance, and an upper section 'I8 arranged at an obliqueAangle `with respect to the lower section Ilthereof. Thelupper sectionIIB I ofthe shaft Iis yformed with a tubular extension I9 constituting asocket for receiving an end of a iiagstaf 253. The flagstaf may be ofvany length and may carryany type of'ag 2l on vits outer portion. VThei-agsta 2o is detachably retained in position in the socket I9 by meansofk a set screw "22 or any other form of fastening means desired.Preferably the upper or outer section I8-of the shaft I6 is formed at anangle of 135 with respect to the lower section I'I of saidshatt, so that-when the shaft is mounted 'in' the bracket II and arranged inthe mannershown in Figure 2, the section IS of said shaft will have itslongitudinal axis arranged in substantially parallel relationship withrespect to the longitudinal axis of the arm I2.

Y rotatably mounted in the bracket il, it can vbe Vturned rthrough an`angle, fof approximately v180" to Yswing the upper section I8 thereoffrom the "horizontal yposition shown in full lines, Figure l,

to thevertical dotted line position therein shown. `In order to retainthe fiagstaif Ziin a vertical position, lso that the flag will clearnarro'ff spaces,

'with a notch or slot l2d, which extends doi-*n-V wardly in the wall of'the bracket asuitable disM tance. A pin 5 is mounted in the lowersecton Il of the shaft I5 and is so positionedr thereon that when theida-"staff 2" iin the ertcal tion shown in Figure 4, the` pin 1Nill te"sposs-? within the slot thereby interlocking the shalt i5 with thebracket Ii.

The lower downwardly extending portion of the shaft I 6 has a coiledspring 22' mounted thereon. One end of the spring 2'I bears against thelower end of the bracket II and the other end of said spring bearsagainst a washer 28 mounted on the shaft I 6 and detachably retainedthereon by a cctter pin 2S carried by said shaft.

The purpose of the spring 2i is to urge the shaft I6 downwardly of thebracket II, so that when the pin 25 is disposed in the slot 24,

accidental displacement of the shaft I6 with re- Y Since the shaft I5 isspect to the bracket Ill is prevented. When it is desired to arrange theag in the horizontal position shown in Figure 2, shaft I6 should bemoved lengthwise of the bracket H in order to withdraw the pin 25 fromthe slot 24. The shaft can then be turned to the desired position, thepin 25 riding on the end surface of the bracket Il, and being heldfrictionally thereon by the tension of spring 27. Since, in the normalposition of the device shown in Figure 2, the shaft I6 is not directlyconnected with the bracket Il, the Flagstaff is free to move relative tosaid bracket When the flag is horizontally disposed. Thus, should thehorizontally extending flagstaff strike any object in its path ofmovement, it will readily swing away from such object and upon beingreleased therefrom the iiagstaff will return to its normal position bygravity, due to the weight of the ag mounted on the outer end thereof.

In View of the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. In a holder for holding a ag staff in a perpendicular or horizontalposition relative t0 a support, a bracket arm having an end adapted tobe secured to a Support with the bracket arm extending laterally andhorizontally therefrom, a tubular body xed intermediate Vits ends on theother end of said arm, said tubular body extending at an upward andlaterally outward angle relative to said arm, said tubular body having adepressed end and an elevated end, a shaft having a rst shaft portionrotatably and slidably engaged in said tubular body, said first shaftportion being longer than said tubular body and having a depressed endreaching below the depressed end of said tubular body, a lateral pin onthe elevated end of said first shaft Dortion bearing against theelevated end of said tubular body, spring means acting between thedepressed end of the tubular body and a part of the depressed end ofsaid first shaft portion and serving to urge said pin toward theelevated end of said tubular body, a second shaft portion on theelevated end 0 1 said first shaft 4 portion, said second shaftV portionextending at an obtuse angle to the axis Vof said first Shaft portion,said second shaft portion being formed with means for securing a flagstaff thereto with the axis of the flag staff parallel to the axis ofsaid second shaft portion, said shaft being rotatable relative to Saidtubular body to position the flag stai in an erect perpendicularposition or in a horizontal position. Y

2. In a holderfor holding a flag staff in a perpendicular orV horizontalposition V'relative to a support, a bracket arm having an end adapted tobe secured to a support with the bracket arm extending laterally andhorizontally therefrom, a tubular body fixed intermediate its ends onthe other end of said arm, said tubular body eX- tending at an upwardand laterally outward angle relative to said arm, said tubular bodyhaving a depressed end and an elevated end, a shaft having a first shaftportion rotatably and slidably engaged in said tubular body, said firstshaft portion being longer than said tubular body and having a depressedend reaching below the depressed end of said tubular body, a lateral pinon the elevated end of said rst shaft portion bearing against theelevated end of said tubular body, spring means acting between thedepressed end of the tubular body and a part of the depressed end ofsaid first shaft portion and serving to urge said pin toward theelevated end of said tubular body, a second shaft Dortion on theelevated end of said first shaft Dcrtion, said second shaft portionextending'at an obtuse angle to the axis of said first shaft portion,said second shaft portion being formed with means for securing a flagstaff thereto with the axis of the flag staff parallel to the axis ofSaid second shaft portion, said shaft being rotatable relative to saidtubular body to position the flag staff in an erect perpendicularposition or in a horizontal position and locking means acting betweensaid lateral pin and the elevated end of said tubular body for lockingsaid shaft only in a position wherein said second shaft portion is inerect perpendicular position.

CLARENCE N. ANDERSON.

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